2015 Printable Summer Conference Schedule

Friday - July 31, 2015
7:30AM - 9:00AM
REGISTRATION & COFFEE California Lounge
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(Ballroom Lobby)
7:45AM - 8:30AM
NEW ATTENDEES ORIENTATION California Ballroom
8:30AM – 9:00AM
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION California Ballroom
9:00AM - 10:00AM
KEYNOTE - MEM FOX - INSIDE THE WRITER’S HEAD:
THE WRITERLY THOUGHTS THAT LEAD TO SUCCESS
11:45AM – 12:45PM
WORKSHOPS (CHOOSE ONE TO ATTEND)
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BONNIE BADER - THE ABC’S OF SUBMITTING
YOUR MANUSCRIPT TO PUBLISHERS
Constellation I
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JENNY BENT - PARTS OF A QUERY LETTER
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JANE O’CONNOR - PACING IN PICTURE BOOKS
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EMMA DRYDEN/RANA DIORIO/ALISON WEISS
- SMALL PRESSES: THOUGH THEY BE SMALL
THEY BE FIERCE Brentwood
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STEPHEN FRASER - WHAT’S SELLING?
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DEBORAH HALVERSON - THE ULTIMATE
CHECKLIST FOR SUBMITTING YOUR MG/YA
TO EDITORS LA Ballroom
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VARIAN JOHNSON - USING EXTENDED
METAPHOR TO LAYER YOUR NOVEL
Pacific Room
Olympic I
Westwood
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NATALIE LAKOSIL/KATHLEEN RUSHALL STRATEGIZING YOUR SUCCESS: AGENT
SECRETS REVEALED Encino
MIRANDA PAUL - CREATIVE NONFICTION
PICTURE BOOKS Governors I
LAUREN RILLE - A LOOK BEHIND THE BOOK:
THE INS-AND-OUTS-AND-IN-BETWEENS OF
THE PICTURE BOOK PROCESS Palisades
DAN SANTAT - ILLUSTRATION BY DESIGN:
DON’T DRAW BETTER, DESIGN SMARTER
Westside Room
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SARA SARGENT - PERFECTING YOUR YA
FANTASY NOVEL: THE HOW-TOS AND
WHAT-NOT-TO-DOS Olympic II
12:45PM - 2:00PM LUNCH BREAK
12:45PM - 1:45PM LUNCHTIME CHAT: LET’S TALK
DIVERSITY Xbar Patio
2:00PM - 2:45PM
KEYNOTE - MEG WOLITZER - SWITCHING HATS:
WRITING FOR ADULTS AND YOUNG ADULTS
California Ballroom
3:00PM - 3:45PM
KEYNOTE - ADAM REX - HOW I MAKE PICTURE
BOOKS California Ballroom
4:00PM – 5:00PM
WORKSHOPS (CHOOSE ONE TO ATTEND)
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JAMIE WEISS CHILTON - AGENTS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW Westside Room
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TERRI FARLEY - NONFICTION WRITING FOR
FICTION WRITERS Governors I
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ALISON WEISS - TEN THINGS YOU’RE DOING
WRONG IN MG Olympic II
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JULIE STRAUSS-GABEL - FIRST PAGES: READ
ALOUD AND REACT Constellation I
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BARRY GOLDBLATT - THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN BEING A WRITER AND BEING AN
AUTHOR Olympic I
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MOLLY IDLE - HOW TO CREATE MOVEMENT
IN YOUR CHARACTERS AND COMPOSITIONS
Directors I & II
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ROTEM MOSCOVICH - THE ROAD TO
AQUISITIONS Westwood
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PATTI ANN HARRIS - PLAYING WITH PAGE
TURNS Encino
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ALEXANDRA PENFOLD - POETRY AND PROSE
IN PICTURE BOOKS Constellation II
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JEN ROFÈ - STRONG FIRST PAGES
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ELIZA WHEELER - BUILDING A PROFESSIONAL
PORTFOLIO: FROM FIRST-TIME TO FULL-TIME
Constellation II
California Ballroom
10:15AM - 11:30AM
EDITORS’ PANEL - WHAT HOOKS ME - JORDAN
BROWN, BALZER + BRAY/WALDEN POND PRESS/
HARPERCOLLINS, JULIE STRAUSS-GABEL, DUTTON/
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE, ALLYN JOHNSTON,
BEACH LANE BOOKS/SIMON AND SCHUSTER,
ROTEM MOSCOVICH, DISNEY-HYPERION,
SARA SARGENT, HARPERCOLLINS, ALISON WEISS,
SKY PONY PRESS.
MODERATED BY WENDY LOGGIA, DELACORTE/
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE California Ballroom
STEVEN MALK - A STEP-BY-STEP LOOK AT
HOW I DECIDE TO TAKE ON A CLIENT
Directors I & II
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KATHLEEN KRULL AND PAUL BREWER - HOW
TO MAKE NONFICTION FUNNY Palisades
WENDY LOGGIA - FINDING YOUR YA VOICE
LA Ballroom
Brentwood
Pacific Room
5:00PM – 6:00PM
SUCCESS STORY PANEL - TIPS ON HOW TO REALIZE
YOUR DREAM - MARTHA BROCKENBROUGH,
MIKE CURATO, STACEY LEE, LORI NICHOLS, AND
ANNA SHINODA. MODERATED BY LEE WIND.
California Ballroom
6:15PM – 7:30PM
PAL BOOKSALE Plaza Pavilion
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES:
7:30PM - 9:30PM PEER GROUP CRITIQUES
MODERATED BY JIM AVERBECK Constellation I
7:30PM - 8:45PM YOGA FOR CONFERENCE
ATTENDEES WITH LORI SNYDER Constellation II
7:30PM - 9:00PM ILLUSTRATOR SOCIAL Olympic I
7:30PM - 9:00PM LGBTQ Q&A Westwood
7:30PM - 9:00PM INTERNATIONAL MEMBER SOCIAL Brentwood
7:30PM - 9:00PM NONFICTION SOCIAL Westside
WORKSHOP KEY
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BASICS
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ILLUSTRATORS
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RECOMMENDED FOR BEGINNERS OR
FIRST-TIME ATTENDEES.
WORKSHOPS FOR ILLUSTRATORS.
NONFICTION
WORKSHOPS FOR NONFICTION
WRITERS.
GENERAL
Saturday - August 1, 2015
7:45AM - 8:30AM
MORNING COFFEE California Lounge (Ballroom Lobby)
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KRISTIN NELSON - BE AN AGENT FOR A DAY
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WENDY LOGGIA - FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
8:30AM - 9:30AM
KEYNOTE - DAN SANTAT - ALL IT TAKES IS A LITTLE
TASTE: STORIES OF HOW SCBWI HELPED ME AND
HOW I GREW AS AN AUTHOR WHEN I WASN’T AT
THE CONFERENCE California Ballroom
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MEG WOLITZER - MUSHY MIDDLES: OR, THAT
PART OF THE BOOK WHERE EVERYTHING
GETS VAGUE AND REPETITIVE, AND HOW
TO AVOID IT Olympic I
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KRISTIN NELSON - THE NITTY-GRITTY: HOW
DIGITAL IS TRANSFORMING THE PUBLISHING
LANDSCAPE Westwood
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DAN YACCARINO - CREATING UNFORGETTABLE PICTURE BOOK CHARACTERS Palisades
9:45AM – 11:00AM
AGENTS’ PANEL - INSIDE THE CHILDREN’S BOOK
MARKET - JENNY BENT, THE BENT AGENCY,
BRENDA BOWEN, GREENBURGER ASSOCIATES,
BARRY GOLDBLATT, BARRY GOLDBLATT LITERARY,
KRISTIN NELSON, NELSON LITERARY AGENCY, LLC,
ALEXANDRA PENFOLD, UPSTART CROW LITERARY,
AND JODI REAMER, WRITERS HOUSE
California Ballroom
11:15AM – 12:15PM WORKSHOPS (CHOOSE ONE TO ATTEND)
Constellation I
12:15PM - 1:30PM
LUNCH BREAK
1:30PM - 2:00PM
KEYNOTE - JANE O’CONNOR -BORROWING FROM
LIFE: CREATING A CHARACTER California Ballroom
2:15PM - 3:00PM
KEYNOTE - VARIAN JOHNSON - IF IT WERE EASY,
EVERYONE WOULD DO IT California Ballroom
KWAME ALEXANDER - YOU’RE NOT JUST
WRITING A BOOK, YOU’RE BUILDING A
CAREER: 7 STEPS TO PUBLISHING SUCCESS
3:15PM - 4:15PM
WORKSHOPS (CHOOSE ONE TO ATTEND)
ADAM REX - CHARACTERS WITH CHARACTER
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BONNIE BADER - CHAPTER BOOKS: WHAT’S
WORKING AND WHAT’S NEW Westwood
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JENNY BENT - A ROAD MAP FOR CAREER
SUCCESS LA Ballroom
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JORDAN BROWN - WHAT WE MEAN WHEN
WE TALK ABOUT “VOICE” LA Ballroom
NF JANE O’CONNOR - WRITING BIOGRAPHIES
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MIKE CURATO/BRENDA BOWEN - THE ARTIST
AGENT RELATIONSHIP Brentwood
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JOE CEPEDA - STYLE VERSUS VOICE, AN
ILLUSTRATOR’S VIEW Pacific Room
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CANDACE FLEMING/ERIC ROHMANN - SEVEN
SIMPLE FIXES FOR THE PICTURE BOOK TEXT
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KRISTY DEMPSEY - HOW TO NOT HAVE A
NERVOUS BREAKDOWN WHILE WAITING
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STEPHEN FRASER - CHILDREN’S BOOKS 101
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MICHELLE KNUDSEN - OTHER WORLDS THAN
THESE: BUILDING YOUR FANTASY UNIVERSE
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Olympic II
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Brentwood
Governors II
Pacific Room
Westside Room
Encino
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KATHLEEN KRULL - BREAKING THE RULES OF
NONFICTION Governors I
STEVEN MALK - HOW TO BE THE AUTHOR
OR ILLUSTRATOR PUBLISHERS ARE SEEKING
Constellation II
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NANETTE MCGUINNESS – THE ART AND
BUSINESS OF TRANSLATION Directors I & II
Constellation I
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TERRI FARLEY - GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT
SERIES Governors I
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DANIEL HARMON - CREATING NONFICTION
FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS Palisades
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LORI NICHOLS - GETTING STARTED IN
CHILDREN’S BOOK ILLUSTRATION
Directors I & II
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DAN YACCARINO - FROM BOOK TO TV:
CREATING YOUR PITCH Encino
4:30PM - 5:00PM
KEYNOTE - MOLLY IDLE - YES AND: SETTING THE
STAGE FOR CRAZY CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
California Ballroom
5:15PM - 6:00PM
DIVERSITY IN CHILDREN’S BOOKS: CHALLENGES AND
SOLUTIONS - JOE CEPEDA, BRANDY COLBERT,
VARIAN JOHNSON, I.W. GREGORIO, AND
NICOLA YOON. MODERATED BY MIRANDA PAUL
California Ballroom
6:00PM - 6:45PM
AUTOGRAPH SESSION - JANE O’CONNOR AND
ADAM REX California Lounge (Ballroom Lobby)
6:30PM - 7:30PM
PORTFOLIO SHOWCASE AND RECEPTION Pavilion
(Plaza Level)
7:30PM - 10:30PM
THE 2015 POOLSIDE GALA - SPARKLE & SHINE PARTY
Poolside (Lobby Level)
COME IN YOUR “SPARKLIEST” AND “SHINIEST”
ATTIRE! PRIZES GIVEN FOR THE MOST CREATIVE.
EMMA DRYDEN - SELF-PUBLISHING: TEN
(OR MORE) THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN
CONSIDERING SELF-PUBLISHING
Westside Room
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B/I
Olympic I
ALLYN JOHNSTON/MEM FOX - LET’S TALK
PICTURE BOOKS . . . Q&A AND SOME READ
ALOUD FUN! Olympic II
MICHELLE KNUDSEN/JODI REAMER/JULIE
STRAUSS-GABEL - BUILDING A CAREER BODY
OF WORK Constellation II
SPARKLE
& SHINE
PARTY
Sunday - August 2, 2015
8:00AM – 8:30 AM
MORNING COFFEE California Lounge (Ballroom Lobby)
8:30AM – 9:00AM
KEYNOTE - DEBORAH HALVERSON - UP-TO-THEMINUTE MARKET REPORT California Ballroom
9:15AM – 9:45AM
KEYNOTE - STEPHEN FRASER - MIDDLE GRADE
PERFECTION: WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM CLASSIC
AND BEST-SELLING BOOKS California Ballroom
9:45AM - 10:30AM
KEYNOTE - SHANNON HALE - OPENING UP THE
CLUBHOUSE: BOYS, GIRLS, AND GENDERLESS
BOOKS California Ballroom
10:45AM – 11:45AM
WORKSHOPS (CHOOSE ONE TO ATTEND)
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BRENDA BOWEN - THINKING OF YOURSELF AS
A BUSINESS Westwood
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MARTHA BROCKENBROUGH - JUMPSTART
YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA . . . TEN BEST TIPS
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Pacific Room
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MEG WOLITZER/JULIE STRAUSS-GABEL REVISION: HOW AN AUTHOR AND AN
EDITOR WORK TOGETHER Olympic I
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SUSAN RUBIN - POINT OF VIEW IN NONFICTION WRITING Directors II
12:00PM – 2:30PM
GOLDEN KITE LUNCHEON & AWARDS PRESENTATION
KEYNOTE - DAN YACCARINO LA Ballroom
NICOLA YOON/STACEY LEE/VIRGINIA
BOECKER - NAVIGATING YOUR DEBUT YEAR
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Governors II
ADAM REX - THE 32 THINGS I’VE LEARNED
SINCE I GOT MY FIRST BOOK PUBLISHED
Constellation II
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Encino
BRANDY COLBERT - HOW TO WRITE
COMPELLING SUPPORTING CHARACTERS
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JORDAN BROWN - FIVE PRINCIPLES FOR
REVISION Olympic I
4:00PM – 4:45PM
KEYNOTE - KWAME ALEXANDER - TAKING THE
CREATIVE L.E.A.P. California Ballroom
5:00PM - 6:30PM
AUTOGRAPH PARTY California Ballroom
7:30PM - 8:45PM
YOGA FOR CONFERENCE ATTENDEES WITH
LORI SNYDER Constellation II
2:45PM – 3:45PM
WORKSHOPS (CHOOSE ONE TO ATTEND)
Constellation II
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SARA SARGENT/AARON KARO - YOU’RE
FUNNIER THAN YOU THINK YOU ARE: HOW
TO WRITE HUMOR FOR KIDS AND TEENS
PAUL FLEISCHMAN - NONFICTION FOR FIRST
TIMERS Palisades
SHANNON HALE - WRITING WITH KIDS: THE
MARVELOUS HIGH WIRE ACT OF WRITER
PARENTS Westside
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DEBORAH HALVERSON - TECHNIQUES IN NEW
ADULT FICTION Governors II
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STACEY LEE/ANNA SHINODA - NARRATIVE
TENSION: HOW TO KEEP THEM UP ALL NIGHT
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CANDACE FLEMING - FIVE SECRETS TO
WRITING NARRATIVE NONFICTION Governors I
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PAUL FLEISCHMAN - WRITING PICTURE BOOK
TEXT Westside Room
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BARRY GOLDBLATT/JEN ROFÉ - CAREER
GUIDANCE Constellation I
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ALEXANDRA PENFOLD - THE CHALLENGES OF
SELLING A PICTURE BOOK TODAY Olympic II
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MOLLY IDLE - INCORPORATING CINEMATIC
SENSIBILITIES INTO YOUR WORK Directors I
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LAUREN RILLE - ASK ME ANYTHING! A
CANDID Q&A Encino
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ALLYN JOHNSTON/MEM FOX - LET’S TALK
PICTURE BOOKS . . . Q&A AND SOME READ
ALOUD FUN! Olympic II
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DAN SANTAT - WRITING FROM AN ILLUSTRATOR’S PERSPECTIVE Constellation I
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ROTEM MOSCOVICH - ALL ABOUT THE
DISNEY-HYPERION IMPRINT Brentwood
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DEBORAH WILES - STRUCTURING YOUR
NOVEL: PROVIDING A SCAFFOLD FOR YOUR
PLOT Westwood
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PATTI ANN HARRIS - CREATING MEMORABLE
PICTURE BOOK CHARACTERS Palisades
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I.W. GREGORIO/MIRANDA PAUL/NICOLA
YOON - RESEARCH TOOLS: WRITING OUTSIDE
YOUR DIVERSITY Pacific Room
Brentwood
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LORI NICHOLS - COLLABORATING WITH
EDITORS, ART DIRECTORS AND AGENTS
Directors I & II
WORKSHOP KEY
B
BASICS
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ILLUSTRATORS
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RECOMMENDED FOR BEGINNERS OR
FIRST-TIME ATTENDEES.
WORKSHOPS FOR ILLUSTRATORS.
NONFICTION
WORKSHOPS FOR NONFICTION
WRITERS.
GENERAL